Bee-seiged! The terrifying moment a buzzing swarm of 3,000 bees descended on florists as workers cowered inside
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- Store was shut for two hours while a beekeeper was called to tackle swarm
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0 T6 N+ G* k/ U' I公仔箱論壇This is the dramatic moment a swarm of 3,000 bees descended on a florists as workers hid inside.
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2 `/ w* ]3 s7 ^3 NThe shop was forced to close for more than two hours in Hereford city centre while a beekeeper was called.
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Invasion: A swarm of 3,000 bees descends on the florists in Hereford while the workers lock themselves inside% `- b y G. L* P$ r, a% t
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Swarming: Bees gather on a flower pot as beekeepers are called to tackle the problem
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A shop worker at Sarah Jane’s Joy of Flowers said today: 'It was pretty scary, one minute the sky was blue and it was sunny outside, the next the front of the shop was covered in a black swarming cloud of bees.公仔箱論壇: u* `* ^, |/ O, i1 a
5 Y7 Q9 ^" O2 n v: O/ @'They must have been attracted by the pollen in the flowers we had in a few pots outside.2 R* L$ F4 w6 z
" N- g8 t$ g; \公仔箱論壇'Other shoppers had to run across the street to avoid them, luckily I don’t think anyone was stung and a beekeeper arrived after a couple of hours and removed the swarm in a box.'
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Terrifying: Staff had to retreat inside the shop as the bees settled on their wares
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Tackled: A beekeeper collects the bees and later handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper¿s Association
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Collection: A beekeeper collects the swarm which forced the shop in Hereford to close last SundayTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 | I: o$ |, d: K
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Shopper Jane Thomas, 31, was walking along with her young daughter when she spotted the bees.5.39.217.76) |( [2 `9 B V* O7 _. O7 M. t& L
She said: 'I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it, I got us straight over the other side of the street when I realised what was in front of us.
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% z$ o# b# b+ b4 C+ Y( E'I suppose it makes sense that they’d head for a florist but you don’t expect to see a big swarm of them in the middle of a high street.'
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: g8 k* v5 r7 ~) ^, P& A公仔箱論壇The bees swarmed into the town centre after being released from a hive at a nearby museum.
/ X% W; }- S& e5.39.217.76Amateur beekeeper Hazel Highfield collected the bees and handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper’s Association.$ y2 Z# N. d$ Q+ ]5 `/ J- ~' _
6 O4 b$ s4 b2 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShe said: 'They would only have been interested in finding a new home, when they are like that the bees are very placid.
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3 ]- z/ C) ^ m- i( Q7 S; Y. @Workers at Thorntons chocolate shop in nearby Leominster were forced to cower inside for two-and-a-half hours after 2,000 bees built a nest in the doorway last July.
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- f- W/ U* G4 E! a0 {! G3 EBees and wasps 'kill more people in Britain than Al-Qaeda do'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 }" n: O# g) ~( D5 I! L3 E7 B
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Terrorism kills fewer people in the UK than bees and wasps, according to a report by the government’s terrorism watchdog.5.39.217.768 S2 i( u& b: e5 y2 N, s& ]
s, l- F1 A) M8 w. Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAn annual report by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation acknowledged the threat from Al Qaeda and its affiliates as a genuine one, but it said the menace of terror had lessened in recent years and should not be’ overstated’ .# P) I) K$ N9 p* F7 e! d7 _1 r
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David Anderson QC said that there had not been a single injury in the UK by a terrorist since the stabbing of a Labour MP two years ago. 公仔箱論壇5 r! c/ G9 S$ J/ A# J9 l
% i6 j: y- Q! B9 _Neither had there been any bombings linked to Islamic extremists in Europe last year.
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Arrests connected to alleged terror plots were at a record low since the 9/11 attacks, with 121 out of a total of 1.4 million arrests in the most recent year.
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& F; g/ ^( g, ?In a section of the report that considers if the risk for terrorism is overstated Mr Anderson writes: ‘During the 21st century, terrorism has been an insignificant cause of mortality in the United Kingdom.
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‘The annualised averge of five deaths caused by terrorism in England and wales over this peiod compares with total accidental deaths in 2010 of 17,201. 5.39.217.76' P' Y) s/ g4 ~
& l) e0 F* x6 K6 N) \ v# k% N" M公仔箱論壇‘This included 123 cyclist killed in traffic accidents, 102 personnnel killed in Afghmistan, 29 people drowned in the bath tub and five people killed by hornets wasps and bees.’5.39.217.766 H/ y% ]& ^* g! v0 {
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